Employee Deep Dive – Kylie Koews, Embracing Change “You're never too old to restart and do something that you've always wanted to do.” – Kylie Koews, Author Relations Kylie Koews fills an integral role at Inkitt, now working in Author Relations. Her creativity and love for helping others makes her a dynamic member of the team.
Employee Deep Dive — Rita Halle, Finding Creative Freedom “I was applying to so many entry level jobs where you can’t actually get your hands dirty and my recent position at Inkitt has so much creative freedom and is so complete with what I want.” - Rita Halle, Product Marketing Manager. Rita Halle is a friendly and bubbly addition to the Inkitt team. Now a Product Marketing Manager, getting to this role at Inkitt involved some soul searching.
Employee Deep Dive: Jessica Rätz — Taking Flight Jessica - a dynamic and determined woman on the team, with her caring nature as Lead of People Operations builds up and holds the Inkitt team together. Jessica learns to take care of herself at an early age. At the age of 17, she decides to move into her own flat and stand on her own two feet. There she is at college, having just changed schools and working a mini job. "That was one of the most stressful phases of my life, but also one of the most formative."
Employee Deep Dive: Miguel Tuiran — Exploring the Universe Through Design “I consider myself, as a person, driven by goals and success. I learn from those failures and look at my goals moving forward, as I do not stop. Once I accomplish a goal, I find another one and set the bar higher.” - Miguel Tuiran, Senior Product Designer of Inkitt.
Employee Deep Dive: Kara Barstead – Finding Her Voice “Young girls need to believe in their potential, see themselves in all kinds of spaces, and realize they can take center stage. ‘The only character in that video game was a woman. She had a cool suit and a laser gun, and she saved the galaxy.’” -- Kara Barstead, Customer Experience Agent of Inkitt.
Employee Deep Dive: Jakob Graff – Master of Analysis “Then I press the button, the programme runs for an hour, I go out, have a coffee, come back and the result is ready. That's what fascinated me so much about programming." -- Jakob Graff, Head of Product Analytics at Inkitt.
Employee Deep Dive: Thomas Clement – The Story Player We sat down with Thomas Clement, Content Operations Project Manager at Inkitt to learn more about the things in his life that he feels have made him who is today. Thomas loves to experience new stories and create new worlds in computer games. At Inkitt, he uses his playful approach to develop stories for the platform. Starting as a member of the writing team, he soon graduated to the newly formed Content Operations team at the start of 2021. One of his main duties is helping push the recently-signed books into what he deems ‘blockbuster’ territory.